Alignment to Standards for VA
Grade | Number | Standard |
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1 | SC-1.5b | animal characteristics:body coverings, body shape, appendages, and methods of movement) |
1 | SC-1.5c | animal characteristics. Key concepts include other characteristics (wild/tame, water homes/land homes). |
2 | SC-2.1c | conduct investigations in which two or more attributes are used to classify items; |
2 | SC-2.4a | plant and animal life cycles. Key concepts include some animals (frogs and butterflies) undergo distinct stages during their lives, while others generally resemble their parents; and |
2 | SC-2.5a | living things are part of a system. Key concepts include living organisms are interdependent with their living and nonliving surroundings; and |
2 | SC-2.5b | living things are part of a system. Key concepts include habitats change over time due to many influences. |
2 | SC-2.8c | Plants importance Key concepts include plants provide homes and food for many animals and prevent soil from washing away. |
3 | SC-3.10a | Key concepts include the interdependency of plants and animals; |
3 | SC-3.4a | animal adaptations: methods of gathering and storing food, finding shelter, defending themselves, and rearing young; |
3 | SC-3.4b | animal adaptations: hibernation, migration, camouflage, mimicry, instinct, and learned behavior. |
3 | SC-3.8b | Key concepts include animal and plant life cycles. |
4 | SC-4.5e | Key concepts include life cycles |
K | SC-K.4d | physical properties Key concepts include relative size and weight (big/little, large/small, heavy/light, wide/thin, long/short); and |
K | SC-K.6b | basic needs plants and animals. Key concepts include plants and animals live and die (go through a life cycle); and |
K | SC-K.6c | Key concepts include offspring of plants and animals are similar but not identical to their parents and to one another. |